Telegram-herald., 1887-11-12
AFTER IT WAS OVER.
The ''Telesram-HerSid" Correspondent
RenecIs Upon the DAYS Events.

Tho ''I6fe-T3n- = ef<t' CORES pOHuont
Reflects Upon ;he Days Events.
CHICAGO. Nov. IL. - What strange
sad, fragile thing this life Of ours
Here today. Tomorrow where? At
this time yesterday the four condemned
anarchists (for Li1gg was not then dead)
we're living, breathing. sentient bslags.
Only this very morning, and up to noon,
The fated four were sliil . part Of the great
hoping isaxins, throbbing mass of human
ity. Vow they are dead men-dull, cold,
insensate clogs-white, still. knowing no
more of hope or fear. OF hatrels, or ambi
tions, life, death. anything but what lies
hidden in the dark Beyond. Wnat now TO
them are all these petty mortal striies and
human turmoils? What now to them their
precious dream Of anarchy, for which they
forfeited wives, sHeethearts. children
frenGs-their very beings? Had it paid!
Whateyer the result 10 others can their
eager-sought for fame ~ ever be more TO
them than the filling OF "a csrtaln portion
Of uncertain PAPER. There Is altogether
too much uncertainty about this
yaunted fame, and too much GER
taiaty in death Ia make live
man crave a martyrdom. Yoa wonld
have thought 50 could you have looked
upon the stslwart, manly frame warmed
and colored with life blood only few
brief hours ago and then -Deheld that
shocking sickeniDg spectacle hanging,
strangling fellow being.
These four men were justly tried, justly
sentenced, justly hung. The one mistake
made was the waiting all this time-full
eighteen months-beiore the hanging.
Time always brings about reactions, and
the most stern and Just OF men. If placed
where the good old Governor has stood for
a week past would have felt a generous and
most psrdonable quslm Of pity, although
TO pity at such times is weakness, and 10
act firm pity only is crime against boin
Law and State. In strict point of fact
neither Schwab nor Fielden should have had
their sentences commuted. All SIX or none
at oil deserved the galows, ~ as their Of
fenses and sentences were the same so
should have been their punishment The
anarchists have not beer molihed by the
decision, aud the law and order element
feel that strictly and in equity II was not
right. But all cOnced that right and justice
were intended. and no 1--we man will cast a
slur on the motives o. the good executive,
but every man comedies that Uncle
Dick" has done Just what he thought
right and best
other anarchists il cannot but ne excellent.
II has not mollified-it nas not satisfed
them. Nothing on earth ever could ap-
pease or satisfy genuine anarchist. Bot
IL has taught the bravest OF them that the
lax must be respected, that punishment
viii surely follow crime, aud that Society
IS amply strong enough 10 execais
It's righteous judgments, and that
il means hereafter to iolerse no in
terferencs with its rights and digDitiss. The
effect 10 evident right hsrs ALREADY, and all
that the TKLEsRkx-HrEALn has fofstsfd tss
beea borne oat IN the results. The execu-
ton has gone on. The seven s7eECaists
have met their pzaishmsnt. Bot there
has been no riot, no i1cendisrism. no ss-
.sssinatio1-no disturbance even. The
vorkirEH1eri 20 right On with their work
and basinefs men with busn There
are 10 ugiY crowds upon the strests, no
loud thresteniDEs and - far not
even meeting called. And 80 IL vii
BE evsFywh here hersafser. TIE rel flag ~ ID
has met It's match, and Ike al Tnobs once
knowing thst blood must pav for blood,
snd thst business = ntsndea. Il hss nothing
more 70 ssy. A. leas; Is viii hsve nothinz
raors 10 d. Iae authorizes no- have
oaly 70 Fsuasmosr Carter Harrison. sn5 net
rspssf his nrsrly fatal blu08ers- strike -
the start Par on the match aEd save fbs
cor fsgratfon- Wh&n nx1 tsfks Ike =
trsitof. Arrest bin promptly on charge a
treason InpYissn hsn for lise II nee1 os
.rsd save bosa hia sad ths ~hoie country
ffona tnsse horri5le, Supervisors sz-Ctscie "a
of rinx-snrssr 3uo1s II 7oa Drsveut 81.
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sx err snstiax eriHinsls.
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